Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
Subansiri Lower Hydro Project enters a decisive construction phase as its fourth generating unit begins commercial operations, strengthening India’s hydropower capacity and advancing long-term energy infrastructure goals. Located on the…
Mexico’s MIP infrastructure investment project is advancing as a $12 billion construction-driven program targeting energy, transport, and digital assets across the country. The initiative positions itself as one of the largest private-led…
The first section of the $4.5bn Cairo monorail project, Africa’s first monorail system, has officially commenced commercial operations. Alstom, in partnership with Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors announced the project’s…
SpaceX is proposing to invest a whoping $55 billion to construct a semiconductor production facility in Texas. This is according to a Bloomberg report that cites a public notice posted on the Grimes County website Wednesday. The project is…
Longroad Energy’s $2bn Sun Pond solar and storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona by Longroad Energy begins operations. The facility includes a 111MW-direct current (MWdc) solar component and an 85MW-alternating current…
Australia’s CDC Data Centres (CDC) secured a deal to construct a massive 555-megawatt (MW) data centre. Moreover, the data centre will be Australia’s largest. It will have a capacity of 555MW equal to about 40 percent of the total…
Skanska AB has secured a $1 billion, or 9.3 billion Swedish Kroner, design-build contract from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for the North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement and related rail upgrades across Boston,…
The Luau Photovoltaic Park Project has been commissioned in eastern Angola, marking the delivery of the largest off-grid solar park on the African continent within the Lobito Corridor, with an investment exceeding €87 million. The project…
On May 5, 2025, Sentinel Midstream LLC announced the commencement of development activities for the Texas GulfLink Deepwater Port, marking a significant milestone enabled by funding received under the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. Sentinel…
A 660-foot Vertical Continuous Vulcanization (VCV) Tower has now entered into the vertical construction phase. The Phase 1 development is a $681 million investment. Additionally, it will foresee the construction of one of the most advanced…
The San Diego International Airport Terminal 1 Phase 1B expansion is the ongoing second construction phase of a $3.8 billion modernization project designed to completely replace the airport’s outdated 1960s facilities. Following the…
The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure and hyperscale data centers is reshaping electricity markets across the United States, particularly in Texas where population growth, industrial expansion and digital infrastructure demand are…
The $45bn+ Beleaguered inland rail project connecting NSW with Queensland has been abandoned by the Albanese government. The project will be significantly scaled back as the price tag blows out to more than earlier purported. Originally…
The $480 million Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital sits on the site of the first Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, covering 250,000 square feet and bringing a freestanding children’s hospital back to Tacoma roughly 30 years after operations…
A $300 million senior secured bridge facility has been closed to support continued construction of a third artificial intelligence data center at the Polaris Forge 1 campus in Ellendale, North Dakota. The financing will fund ongoing…
A new 40 MW AI data center campus in Columbiana, Alabama is moving into the construction phase following a long-term colocation agreement between Digi Power X Inc. and Cerebras Systems valued at approximately $1.1 billion. The project will…
Nscale will deploy over 66,000 Nvidia Rubin GPUs at Portugal’s Start Campus for Microsoft. This is a significant expansion on the previous agreement between Microsoft and Nscale. In the agreement, Nscale committed to deploy 12,600 GB300s…
South African industrial gases producer Afrox has signed a 10-year renewable energy supply agreement (PPA) with Discovery Green, marking another major corporate clean energy procurement deal in South Africa’s private electricity market.…
High Grand Falls Dam project moves toward groundbreaking as Kenya advances a $10 billion national water infrastructure program targeting irrigation expansion, hydropower generation, and food security. The project anchors a major shift from…
Updated 28 May 2026: The effort against the proposed hyperscale data center and energy campus proposed for Box Elder County is days away from finding out whether it has a clear path to the ballot — or if there is a legal battle ahead.…
Meta is working with Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase on a roughly $13 billion financing package for a data center in El Paso, Texas, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. Moreover, Bloomberg News, which first…
The Suswa geothermal power plant project has entered a decisive early phase after the government of Kenya approved feasibility studies for the planned 300MW development. The move allows technical and financial assessments to begin in Kenya…
The abandoned VC Summer nuclear plant has found renewed expectations as Brookfield Asset Management takes more steps. The firm has agreed to form an atomic power plant development company with startup The Nuclear Company. It will initially…
In April 2026, BayCare began construction on the Pagidipati Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s, a freestanding, state-of-the-art facility scheduled to open in 2030. The new hospital is designed to succeed the current St. Joseph’s…
